Corner-iron for wagon bodies or seats



(No Model.)

B. FINN.

- 001mm IRON FOR WAGON BODIES 0B. SEATS.

No. 480,187. Patented Aug. 2, 1892.

iINITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDIVIN FINN, OF ELKHART, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO S. D. KIMBARK, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

CORNER-IRON FOR WAGON BODIES OR SEATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 480,187, dated August2, 1892. Application filed January 28, 1892. Serial No. 419,555. (1 Iomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN FINN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Elkhart, in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Corner-Pieces for Wagon Bodies, Seats,&c., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the construction of wagon-bodies, and moreparticularly to the corner-pieces of the body.

My invention is also applicable to seats, as will be shown hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a curved corner-piece of metalfor wagon-bodies for the purpose for which such curved corners areordinarily employed; and my object more particularly is to provide sucha corner-piece with means for its more ready attachment to the sides andbed-rails of the body-frame.

It has been suggested heretofore that a round corner for wagon-bodiesmay be made of cast metal; but in practice corners made of this materialare found to be objectionable by reason of the increase in weightnecessary to supply the requisite strength. It has also been suggestedto make the round corners of malleable metal; but the devices of thischaracter with which I am acquainted are provided with means forreceiving and for the attachment of the side and bed rails that areundesirable; and it is the specific purpose of my invention to produce acorner-piece presentin g all the advantages heretofore obtained with themalleable-iron corners without the disadvantages incident to their use.

My invention consists in a corner-piece for a wagon-body made with alower interior angular flange constituting a brace adapting it toreceive a straight-sawed bed-rail. By this construction the necessityheretofore presented of sawing the bed-rail on a curved line is avoided.

My invention consists, further, in a cornerpiece for wagon-bodiesprovided at each side with a mortise to receive the ends of thesideboards of the body, whereby the side-boards and corner-pieces mayreadily be placed together to be afterward secured in any convenientmanner, as by bolts or the like.

My invention consists, further, in a cornerpiece for wagon-bodiesconsisting of a curved plate of metal provided with a mortise at eachedge and provided with a curved top strip of greater length than thewidth of the plate and caused to extend beyond each side thereof,through the medium of which top strip the side pieces may be bolted inplace to prevent vertical displacement.

My invention consists, further. 1n a cornerpiece for wagon-bodies havingthe characteristics last described and provided with anupward-projecting perforated stud for the reception of the bolt forsecuring the dasher 'rod to the body.

My invention consists, further, in the details of construction andcombination of parts, all as hereinafter more fully set forth.

I have more particularly referred to my 1nvention in its application tothe wagon-body; but I contemplate using it as a corner-piece for theseat and intend that such use thereof shall be included in my invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view, partly in section, of awagon-body provided with corner-pieces in accordance with my 111-vention. Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of a corner-piece, taken on theline 2 of Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 3 is abottom plan view of a corner-piece constructed in accordance with myimprovement and showing the mode of applying the side pieces or panelsand bed-rails or sills thereto.

A represents the side and end pleces or panels of a wagon-body, and Bthe bed-rails or sills thereof. For use with my invention, if desired,the panels may be reduced at each end, asindicated at 25, Fig. 1, toleave a shoulder, as presently described, and the bed-rails B are sawedon an angular cut, as indicated at 3, Figs. 1 and 3. It is quiteapparent that the feasibility of sawing the bed-rails w1th an angularout instead of with a curved cut is a matter of importance in theproduction of wagon-bodies of the character of the present one. 4

0 represents the corner-piece and is composed, preferably, of a sheet ofmalleable iron having the proper curvature and provided at each sidewith a mortise r of a size adapting it to receive closely the end t ofthe side and end panels A. The corner-piece is provided, preferably,with bolt-holes p to afford a means for bolting the side and end piecesthrough the mortise to the rails, which extend, as usual, along thesides and ends, passing through the mortise m. (Shown near the top ofthe cornerpiece, Fig. 2.) Extending across the top of the corner-piece Cand having the same curvature as the latter is a strip 0, longer thanthe width of the corner-piece, and hence projecting beyond the latter,being provided in said projecting part with screw-holes o for thereception of the vertically-extending screws.

At its lower extremity the corner-piece O is provided with aninward-projecting flange integral or attached and constituting a braceD, the inner edge of which is angular, one of the three lines ofdirection being an extension of a side panel, another an extension of anend panel, and the third or intermediate line being straight andapproximating a geometrical chord. At apoint above the bottom,approximating the thickness of the bed-rail a, is provided aninward-projecting shelf E, provided with a bolt-hole forbolting the sillthereto. The brace D prevents the displacement of the sills and theshelf E serves as a support therefor.

With the corner-pieces at the forward end of the body I employ theupward-extending studs F, perforated to receive a dasher-rod, therebycontributing to the firm support of the dasher. On the corner-pieces atthe rear of the body I prefer to form a rabbet g to form a tight jointwith the hinged tail-gate G, hinged in the usual manner.

As will be readily apparent from the foregoing description, in order tocombine the various elements in operative position the cornor-pieces arejoined to the side pieces by causing the latter at their ends to enterthe side mortises r, and are then fastened in place by bolts orscrewsinserted through the holes 19 and 0 The side sills sawed to the properconfiguration at their extremities to abut against the brace D,asdescribed, are thereupon placed in position and bolted to the shelves E,the

end sills being secured thereto in the usual manner. A firm andimmovable connection between all the parts is thus secured and a strongand light corner supplied contributing materially to the symmetricalappearance of the body.

hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A corner-piece for wagon bodies, seats, and the like, comprising acurved plate having an inward-projecting flange D, constituting a brace,presenting an angular configuration at its inner edge for the receptionof the sill end, substantially as described.

2. A corner-piece for wagon bodies, seats, and the like, comprising acurved plate having at its lateral edge a double flange produc ing amortise for the reception of the panel, substantially as described.

3. A corner-piece for wagon bodies, seats, and the like, comprising acurved plate having at each lateral edge a mortise to receive the panelsand provided on its top with a curved strip projecting beyond the sides,substantially as described.

4. A corner-piece for wagon bodies, seats, and the like, comprising acurved plate provided with means for attaching the panels and sillsthereto and provided with an upward-projecting stud Ffor the attachmentof the dasher-rod, substantially as described.

5. A corner-piece for Wagon bodies, seats, and the like, comprising, incombination, a curved plate 0, inward-projecting flange at the lower endin the form of a brace D, presenting an angular configuration, doubleflanges afiording mortises at each side of the plate for the receptionof the side and end boards, curved plate 0 at the top of the plate andextending beyond the sides thereof, and shelf E, projecting inward fromthe plate 0, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

EDWIN FINN. In presence of JAMES H. STATE, CHARLES S. HENDERSON.

